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Exactly this - I think leathergoods are worthwhile because they last (and quality leather should last a very long time - and in that time you'll have run throug
by garblegarble 3y ago
Exactly this - I think leathergoods are worthwhile because they last (and quality leather should last a very long time - and in that time you'll have run through several plastic versions of the product, and shed a vast amount of microplastics into the environment in the process) but Apple's simply don't anymore.
Their leather loop watch bands were a key example - they laminated very thin layers of leather together with other materials, and the resulting product just fell apart after a year's use.
- kstrauser 3y agoI agree. I've had a leather jacket for 20+ years. I have leather boots that I keep clean and re-sole every now and then. I wore a pair of leather Birkenstocks through several sets of soles until the cork bed literally fell apart. I understand the animal rights perspective here. The eco perspective is that with a little care you can make leather goods last a very long time.